Comparing H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:HRUFF) & Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHRT)

Armada Hoffler Properties (NYSE:AHRT) and H&R Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:HRUFF) are both real estate companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of H&R Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Armada Hoffler Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Armada Hoffler Properties and H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armada Hoffler Properties	1	2	1	1	2.40
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

Armada Hoffler Properties currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.12%. Given Armada Hoffler Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Armada Hoffler Properties is more favorable than H&R Real Estate Investment Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Armada Hoffler Properties and H&R Real Estate Investment Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armada Hoffler Properties	-18.23%	-0.79%	-0.20%
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Armada Hoffler Properties and H&R Real Estate Investment Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armada Hoffler Properties	$285.20 million	1.73	$5.60 million	($0.63)	-10.52
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.48	4.81

Armada Hoffler Properties has higher revenue and earnings than H&R Real Estate Investment Trust. Armada Hoffler Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&R Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Armada Hoffler Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Armada Hoffler Properties pays out -88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H&R Real Estate Investment Trust pays out 76.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Armada Hoffler Properties beats H&R Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Armada Hoffler Properties

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a vertically integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) with over four decades of experience developing, building, acquiring, and managing high-quality retail, office, and multifamily properties located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. In addition to the ownership of the Company’s operating property portfolio, the Company develops and builds properties for its own account and through joint ventures between the Company and unaffiliated partners and also invests in development projects through real estate financing arrangements. The Company also provides general construction and development services to third-party clients. The Company’s construction and development experience includes mid- and high-rise office buildings, retail strip malls, retail power centers, multifamily apartment communities, hotels and conference centers, single- and multi-tenant industrial, distribution, and manufacturing facilities, educational, medical, and special purpose facilities, government projects, parking garages, and mixed-use town centers. The Company is the sole general partner of Armada Hoffler, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and, as of March 31, 2024, owned 75.5% of the economic interest in the Operating Partnership, of which 0.1% is held as general partnership units. The operations of the Company are conducted primarily through the Operating Partnership and the wholly owned subsidiaries thereof.

About H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

H&R REIT is one of Canada's largest real estate investment trusts with total assets of approximately $10.8 billion as at December 31, 2023. H&R REIT has ownership interests in a North American portfolio comprised of high-quality residential, industrial, office and retail properties comprising over 26.9 million square feet. H&R's strategy is to create a simplified, growth-oriented business focused on residential and industrial properties in order to create sustainable long term value for unitholders. H&R plans to sell its office and retail properties as market conditions permit. H&R's target is to be a leading owner, operator and developer of residential and industrial properties, creating value through redevelopment and greenfield development in prime locations within Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and high growth U.S. sunbelt and gateway cities.